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Thursday's Scores BOYS Helena Capital 62, Missoula Big Sky 55 ADVERTISING Kalispell Flathead 57, Kalispell Glacier 53 Missoula Hellgate 49, Helena 43 Central/Eastern A at Billings (Metra) First Round Miles City 44, Livingston 36 Quarterfinal Belgrade 60, Sidney 49 Browning 62, Billings Central 60 Laurel 45, Miles City 39 Lewistown (Fergus) 48, Hardin 46 Western A at Hamilton Loser Out Stevensville 56, Whitefish 52 Quarterfinal Butte Central 49, Whitefish 29 Dillon 69,...
An owner of Henny Penny Cupcakes, the hen-themed eatery known for its cupcakes and soups, said she hopes to open the restaurant at a new location sometime next week. Penny Velk, who co-owns and operates Henny Penny’s with her husband, Michael, said they had initially scheduled to open the new shop Tuesday of this week, but delays caused by needed construction prevented them from doing so. She said the decision was made in January to leave the two-story, Third Avenue address where the Velks launched their business about f...
County officials throughout Montana blasted state Republican Party Chairman and Billings Rep. Jeff Essmann Wednesday after he said in an email that he would oppose allowing the special election to replace Rep. Ryan Zinke to be carried out by a mail ballot because it would negatively impact Republicans in future elections. Essmann’s “Emergency Chairman’s Report” received national attention Wednesday night when it was featured on a segment of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show.” “After Donald Trump won the presidency by 20 points in...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe is offering a $1,000 reward for credible information that could lead to the location of Richard “Smokey” Roastingstick, said Ed Longknife, a Rocky Boy Police detective and the lead investigator on the case. Longknife said Wednesday the money will come from funds set aside for the reservation's law enforcement. The family of Roastingstick, 57, reported him missing Feb 13. Longknife said Roastingstick was last seen the night of Feb 10 walking south on an unpaved road near the Northern Winz Casino. Lea...
A potentially destructive invasive mussel larvae was detected October 2016 for the first time in Montana, and should the larvae spread, local officials said, it could cause major problems such as clogging the intake to the Havre water treatment plant. "The city's pipe is 24 inches - they can clog that in a year," Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says in a news release the mussel larvae, a freshwater mussel about the size of a...
Press release The Hill County Park Board is looking for community members interested in filling positions on the board’s Finance and Planning Committee. During its November meeting, the board approved the formation of a Finance and Planning Committee. This committee will provide recommendations to the Hill County Park Board on matters such as Beaver Creek Park fees, budgeting, grant writing and other fundraising, and facilitating the development of a multi-year plan for implementing these goals. Members must have a genuine i...
The Montana Farm Bureau Foundation is holding its annual Youth Speech Contest during the Montana FFA State Convention, March 22-25, in Great Falls. One of the Foundation’s most important goals is to help with agricultural education and the leadership development of Montana’s youth. The MFB Youth Speech Contest is open to students who are not able to participate in the State FFA Prepared Speech Contest. The actual competition will take place Thursday, March 23, from 8 to 11 a.m. The speech topic: Put yourself in the shoes of...
This morning, Ricardo, our waiter, kept track of us by name. Lu became, forevermore, “Hello, Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart,” accompanied by Ricardo not-Nelson, with Spanish accent, embedding the song in our minds for the rest of the day. Ha! Now try to get the tune out of your head! The two couples were Jerry and “Jerry’s wife” and Jesse and “Jesse’s wife.” Lola threatened to stab Ricardo in the leg with a fork. Sharon just laughed. I began calling Jerry Lola’s husband just to keep things even. Karen, he renamed Carmen and she im...
Dec. 31, 2016: 30-year-old female allegedly stabbed by a 28-year-old male outside of Glasgow, resulting in the woman’s death. The man admitted to consuming meth prior to the stabbing. Jan. 25, 2017: 31-year-old male shot and killed in a Helena motel parking lot. A pound of meth was found at the scene. Feb. 19, 2017: Two men lead law enforcement on a two-day manhunt near Big Timber following a traffic stop that resulted in the assault of a Highway Patrol Trooper. The men are suspected of trafficking meth. Stories like these a...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a domestic disturbance report after a 17th Street West caller reported Wednesday at 8:26 a.m. that a relative of her boyfriend dislocated her shoulder or elbow. A summons was issued, but no further information was provided. —— Officers investigated found property after a Fourth Street caller reported Wednesday at 10:08 a.m. that they found an orange Huffy Rocket bicycle. —— Officers investigated a complaint after someone asked to speak to an officer Wednesday at 10:42 a.m. ...
Havre Daily News staff Montana FFA has invited businesses to participate in a convention for future farmers and ranchers expected to have more than 2,000 people in attendance. “Here is an opportunity not to miss,” FFA said in a press release. The 2017 Montana FFA State Convention is scheduled for March 22-25 in Great Falls. It includes 10-foot by 10-foot spots for vendors and businesses during the Career and Tradeshow that takes place March 23-24. The convention also offers advertising spaces in its program to be dis...
Press release Independence Bank has announced that Meagan Larsen has been promoted to assistant compliance officer. “We are very pleased to see Meagan move into this new phase of her career,” said Denise Ladenburg, vice president of compliance. “Her background, education and training have made her a great addition to our compliance team and we look forward to her continued growth in this new positon.” A Havre native, Meagan graduated from Havre High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in business adminis...
Press release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking comment on proposed amendments to rules that outline new regulations needed in the battle to contain, detect and prevent the risk of spreading invasive mussels and other aquatic invasive species to other state waters. Invasive mussel larvae were detected for the first time in Montana in October 2016 in Tiber Reservoir — and “suspect” detections turned up in Canyon Ferry Reservoir, the Missouri River below Toston Dam, and the Milk River. The discovery triggered a natur...
GREAT FALLS — The Box Elder girls basketball team has gotten used to playing in the Four Seasons Arena and Wednesday, on the opening day of the Northern C Divisional, the Bears looked right at home. Box Elder took on Simms in a quarterfinal matchup, but it was soon apparent that the Tigers were no match for the Bears. Box Elder opened the game on a 31-3 run and went on to win with ease 72-24. “I think the girls were ready to get back on the big stage,” Box Elder head coach Joe...
GREAT FALLS — The Box Elder boys basketball team knows how to perform on the big stage, in fact, the bigger the game the better. Therefore, it should come as a surprise to no one, that the Bears saved their best basketball for the postseason. The run started last week, with three dominating wins and a District 9C championship and it continued Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Northern C Divisional, as the Bears demolished Heart Butte 75-51 inside the Four Seasons A...
There comes a point when senior basketball players must say goodbye. It's emotional and it's difficult. And while the seniors who play for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights won't play their last home game until sometime in the Frontier Conference playoffs, their farewell does come Saturday night inside the Armory Gymnasium. Yes, it's going to be an emotional senior night when the Skylights take on Rocky Mountain College Saturday. Emotional because this...
The last time the Havre High girls played in the Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, they were winning the 2016 Eastern A consolation game. Wednesday night, the Ponies picked up right where they left off. In the opening round of the 2017 Eastern A tournament, Havre blasted the Miles City Cowgirls 61-39, pushing the Blue Ponies into a semifinal matchup with Laurel Friday. Havre entered Wednesday's game as a heavy favorite, but the Cowgirls didn't look like an underdog early on....
